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Ministry of Heavy Industries
Union Minister for Heavy Industries Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey to inaugurate an event “Towards Panchamrit” in Manesar on Feb 4, 2023
Event will include Conference and Exposition on initiatives taken by the Ministry to promote Automotive industry
Conference to deliberate upon implementation of MHI schemes PLI –Auto, PLI ACC, Capital Goods-2 and FAME
Exposition to showcase Advanced Automotive Technology and vehicles
Union Minister for Heavy Industries Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey will inaugurate a one-day mega event “Towards Panchamrit” at International Centre for Automotive Technology , Manesar, Haryana on February 4, 2023. In line with the announcements by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at COP 26 – ‘Panchamrit Ki Saugat’, this event is being organised to highlight initiatives taken by the Ministry for promotion and development of automotive industry in the country.
On this Occasion, Union Minister Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey and MoS Shri Krishan Pal will inaugurate the exposition, ICAT Incubation Centre. The event will also see participation from Automotive Industry leaders, Senior Government Officials from NITI Aayog, MHI, MoRTH, MNRE, MoEFCC, MoP, MoP&NG, academicians, Start-ups and students.
A dedicated interactive session is also planned with automotive industry and MHI officials to deliberate upon implementation of MHI schemes PLI-Auto, PLI- ACC, FAME and Capital Goods Scheme. These schemes aim at developing an ecosystem of innovation that will enable green and clean mobility solutions and help in reducing carbon foot print.
Technical sessions will focus on developing technologies for Hydrogen, EVs, Biofuels and Gas fueled vehicles. It will deliberate upon policy and regulatory ecosystem for faster adaption of these new technologies and help in laying a roadmap for future.
The ICAT incubation center will nurture startups and handhold them in developing the market ready products.
Dignitaries will also be shown testing and certification infrastructure available at ICAT.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Dr L Murugan to visit district Kulgam on October 27 and 28
Union Minister of State for Fisheries and Information and Broadcasting Dr L Murugan will visit Kulgam district on October 27 and 28 as part of the Union Government’s Public Outreach Programme.
During the visit, Dr Murugan will review the progress of flood protection works at Arriguntoo and also inaugurate Phase IV of the Flood Protection Bund at the same place. He will also inaugurate Amrit Sarovar and Public Park at Checkpora.
Besides these engagements, the Minister will also visit Trout Fish Farm and Amrit Sarovar at Chancer, Trout Feed Mill at Lakhdipora Nehama and the famous Aherbal waterfall. Dr Murugan will also take stock of Trout Seed in Aherbal stream and integrated farming practices at Modergam.
Dr Murugan will also chair a review meeting of district officers at Rest House Chawalgam.
On the second day of his visit, the Minister will inspect departmental stalls displayed at Mini Secretariat Kulgam and also interact with beneficiaries of various government schemes.
Dr Murugan will also lay the foundation of a Marriage Hall from Mini Secretariat Kulgam. The Hall will come up at a cost of Rs 6.09 crores under the Smart City Programme.
Towards the end of his tour, the Minister will also interact with members of DDCs, BDCs and PRIs at Mini Secretariat Kulgam.
President's Secretariat
PRESS COMMUNIQUE
The President has accepted the resignation of Shri Girish Chandra Murmu as Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.
The President has been pleased to appoint Shri Manoj Sinha, to be the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office vice Shri Girish Chandra Murmu.
Ministry of Textiles
National Handloom Day Celebration on 7th August, 2023
NIFT Gandhinagar announceses thecelebration ofNational Handloom Day on August 07, 2023.Prof. Dr. Sameer Sood, DirectorNIFTGandhinagar has said that on this day, various activities will be organized at NIFT Gandhinagar Campus.
He hasalso said that the community of handloom would be acknowledged, and its significance to the socioeconomic advancement of the nation willbebe highlighted. Following are planned at NIFT Gandhinagar Campus.
- Panel discussion on “Handloom as an Indigenous Industry: Challenges and a way forward.”
Following are the panelists
- Ms. VilloMirza, Former Director , NIFT Gandhinagar
- Ms. JaaiKakani- Founder- SOACH
- Dr. Reena Bhatia, Asst. Professor, MSU.
- Ms. Sonal Mehta, Executive Director- Eklavya Foundation
- ProfDrVanditaSeth, NIFTGandhinagar
- Moderator:Dr. Shubhangi Yadav- Associate Professor- NIFT- Gandhinagar
- Exhibition cum demonstration of Handloom techniques and textiles.
- Quiz competition on Handloom textiles of India
- Static display / installation Competition by students’ teams on Handloom textiles of India
- BestDressedHandloom– Selfie Competition
Handloom Day is a wonderful occasion that was created to honour the community of weavers who work with handlooms and celebrate the contributions that have been made to the socioeconomic development of our country.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
ICAR Central Institute of Fisheries Education holds 15th Convocation
Transform the fisheries sector to usher in the next blue revolution: Union Minister Parshottam Rupala to graduating students
Mumbai, April 23, 2022
ICAR Central Institute of Fisheries Education , Mumbai, the nation’s premier institute for human resources development in fisheries and aquaculture, held its 15th Convocation today. Addressing the graduating students, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala said that Indian aquaculture is recognised globally and that the fisheries sector in the country offers immense opportunities, with a coastline running into around 8,000 km. Observing that the fisheries sector has been operating traditionally till now, the Minister reminded the students that it is their responsibility to introduce modern technology to the sector.
The Union Minister urged students to make the best use of their education and knowledge in transforming the fisheries sector of this country and thereby usher in the next blue revolution. Pitching for the promotion of the inland fishing in the country, the Minister noted that inland fish production has an important role in freshwater aquaculture.
The Minister recalled Prime Minister’s emphasis on the development of skilled human resources in the Country and asked CIFE to introduce entrepreneurship development as part of the curriculum. Students should acquire knowledge about various schemes of the government, he added.
Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research & Education , Govt. of India and Director-General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research  emphasised the importance of fisheries for food and nutritional security and underlined the role of young graduates in achieving this goal. He urged the students to work towards the goal of doubling farmers’ income. He also stressed upon the need for entrepreneurship development to produce job-providers rather than job-seekers.
During the convocation, former Director of CIFE, Dr. Dilip Kumar was awarded honorary degree of D.Sc. 91 PhD and 230 M.F.Sc. degrees too were awarded. 45 meritorious students were presented with gold medals for their performance.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
Under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana , 20.84 crore loan accounts totalling an amount of Rs 10.24 lac crore have been sanctioned upto 01.11.2019. As per the findings of the PMMY survey conducted by Labour Bureau, an attached office of the Ministry of Labour & Employment, around 5 crore persons  were working in establishments for which MUDRA loans were availed between April, 2015 to March, 2018. The findings of the survey reveal that these loans enabled beneficiaries to sustain the economic activities they were engaged in.
This information was given by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State  for Labour and Employment in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Power
Adequate arrangements and protocols are in place to handle grid stability during lights out event on 5th April at 9:00 PM
The Prime Minister has appealed to the people to voluntarily switch off their lights between 9:00 p.m to 9:09 pm on the 5th of April. Union Ministry of Power in a statement here today has said that some apprehensions have been expressed that this may cause instability in the grid and fluctuation in voltage which may harm the electrical appliances. Dispelling these apprehensions, Ministry of Power has said that they are misplaced.
The Ministry has emphasised that Indian electricity grid is robust and stable and adequate arrangements and protocols are in place to handle the variation in demand.
The Power Ministry further said that following may be noted:
The appeal of the Prime Minister is to simply switch off the lights in their homes from 9 pm to 9:09 pm on the 5th of April. There is no call to switch off either street lights or appliances like Computers, TVs, Fans, Refrigerators and ACs in the homes. Only lights should be switched off. The lights in Hospitals and all other essential services like Public Utilities, Municipal Services, Offices, Police Stations, Manufacturing Facilities, etc will remain on. The call given by PM is to just switch off lights in residences.
All local bodies have been advised to keep the street lights on for public safety.
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Prime Minister's Office
Government is fully committed for sustainable development in the field of green energy: PM
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has said that government is fully committed for sustainable development in the field of green energy.
Shri Modi was responding to a tweet by Union Minister for Heavy Industries, Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey, wherein he has informed that Electric vehicles under the FAME ll scheme have saved 22.9 crore liters of fuel as well as reduced 33.9 crore kg of CO2.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
“ग्रीन एनर्जी के क्षेत्र में सतत विकास के लिए हमारी सरकार पूरी तरह से प्रतिबद्ध है।”
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari emphasizes the importance of well developed infrastructure for enhancing the level of economic activity
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has emphasized the importance of well developed infrastructure for enhancing the level of economic activity, creating additional fiscal space by improving the revenue base of the government . Addressing the 29th Annual General Meeting of the American Chambers of Commerce in India on the theme ‘infrastructure propelling India in the global supply chain’ virtually he said that the bilateral trade between India and US has grown from 16 Billion US Dollars to 149 Billion US Dollars in the last 2 Decades and is projected to reach more than 500 Billion US Dollars by 2025. The Minister said the scope of technology transfer, innovation and research and development between India and the US must be further explored.
Shri Gadkari said infrastructure development plays an important role in fulfilling the vision of India in becoming 5 Trillion Dollar economy in the next 5 years. He said government is investing 1.4 Trillion Dollars in infrastructure development through National Infrastructure Pipeline and soon going to launch the national master plan of Prime Minister Gatishakti Scheme of more than 100 lakh crores Rupees for holistic and integrated infrastructure development in the country . He said The Gatishakti master plan will provide the framework for the NIP program and is aimed at making Indian products more competitive by cutting down the logistic costs improving the supply chains.
The Minister said India has about 6 million kms of the road network which is the 2nd largest road network in the world. The road infrastructure plays an important role in the Indian economy as 70% of the goods and nearly 90% of the passenger traffic uses the road network to commute. He said up keep and expansion of this network are critical not only from the supply chain perspective but also for the largest share of goods and passenger traffic that uses it.
Shri Gadkari said to catalyze a long term investment into infrastructure, the Government is in a process of setting up a new development finance institution DFR. The institution is being set up on a capital base of Rs 20,000 Crore and will have a lending target of Rs 5 Lakh crores in 3 years. He said government Is developing integrated inland waterways, air connectivity and road network at large.
The Minister said India is becoming the largest EV market for electronic 2-wheelers, 3-wheelers and cars. He said the US based companies can collaborate with our Research and Development towards EV battery technologies and retrofitting industry
Shri Gadkari said we are ready to adopt the world’s best technology without compromising quality, cost effectiveness and sustainability. He said he always use to say the American roads are not good because America is rich. But America is rich because American roads are good. He said our focus is on time bound, qualitative ,cost effective and sustainable world class infra development in this country.
Ministry of Defence
Curtain Raiser of India International Science Festival  2020
Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan presided over the Curtain Raiser event of India International Science Festival  - 2020, today on at Defence Institute of High Altitude Research , a DRDO laboratory at Leh-Ladakh. The event was organized as a virtual conference.
India International Science Festival  is celebrated every year to promote Science and Technology and demonstrate how science could lead India towards a developed nation within a short span of time. The aim is to engage public with science and celebrate the joy of science and show the ways how science, technology, engineering and mathematics  provide us with the solutions to improve our lives.
Dr Harsh Vardhan in his address via online media, briefed the audience about the importance and relevance of celebrating this festival and asked all the stakeholders to promote and make science and technology reach every remote location of the country. He further emphasized the importance of S&T in realizing the theme of
6th IISF to “make India self reliant and contribute in global welfare”. He also congratulated DIHAR for it’s contribution towards improving the agro-animal development of Ladakh region.
Lt Governor of Ladakh UT, Shri R K Mathur in his address briefed about the role of Science & Technology to improve the socio-economic standard of population as well as it’s inherent capacity to reach every corner of the country, irrespective of challenging physical boundaries. He further said that this is relevant for Ladakh region’s life, where the prevailing harsh environment throws greater challenge for sustenance of humans and animal. He stated that S&T has immensely helped to make life in Ladakh more comfortable for general public and remunerative for the local farmers. In this area contributions of DIHAR are commendable.
Shri JamyangTsering Namgyal, Member of Parliament Ladakh in his address appreciated the contributions of DIHAR in developing suitable technologies to increase the availability of vegetable diversity in Ladakh and said that endeavors of utilizing the potential of S&T has to be disseminated in various other domains and far flung locations.
Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, DD R&D & Chairman DRDO sent his wishes to the organisers and the scientific community for this large festival of science and technology. Dr AK Singh, DG  in DRDO emphasized upon strengthening S&T to find local solutions to the prevailing local problems.
The event witnessed participation via online media from diverse areas like administration, policy, education, agriculture, entrepreneurship and students.
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Special Service and Features
Sabarimala Pilgrimage: MoS V Muraleedharan to inaugurate pilgrim centre
Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Shri V Muraleedharan will inaugurate Pilgrim Centre of Southern Railways tomorrow . The event will be held at 3 PM at Railway Station, Kottayam. Pilgrim centre is a three-storeyed building made at a cost of 2.54 crore rupees and can accommodate 300 people on each floor. The centre will be open to the Sabarimala devotees for the upcoming season.
Shri Thomas Chazhikkadan MP, Shri Jose K Mani MP, Shri Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan MLA, Shri R Mukund Divisional Railway Manager, Thiruvananthapuram, Shri Jerin Anand, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Thiruvananthapuram will attend the event among other dignitaries.
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National Institute of Technology Puducherry Karaikal Annual sports day 2023
The Annual Sports Day of NIT Puducherry took place on 31-03-2023 at 9:00 am at the football ground. The Sports Secretary welcomed everyone to the event, and the Director, Dr K Sankaranarayanasamy, hoisted the national flag and delivered a speech to inaugurate the annual sports event of 2023.
The event featured a wide range of sports activities, including track and field events like Shotput, Long jump, and 100-metre sprint, among others. The matches started at 9:00 am and continued throughout the day, ending at 5:30 pm. The competition was fierce, and the players displayed excellent skill and sportsmanship.
The following day, 01-04-2023, the event started at 7 am with the 3000-metre road running event and continued until 12 pm, with the remaining events being held. In the evening, at 4 pm, the valedictory function was held, and the Director, Dr K Sankaranarayanasamy awarded prizes to the winners and runners of each sport. The full Programme organized by Dr S Babu Sports officer and Sports secretary Mr Laville vishnu prasath
In this connection The Krishnaswamy Memorial Tournament has to be conducted the National Institute of Technology  Puducherry on 02-04-202 and 03-04-2023. The tournament featured both beach volleyball and basketball matches, which were held on their respective grounds. The event has been inaugurated by the Director Dr K. Sankaranarayanasamy, who officially opened the tournament and wished all the participating team’s good luck.
After the intense two-day tournament, the valedictory function was held at 6 pm on 03-04-2023. The trophy is going to awarded the winners of both the beach volleyball and basketball tournaments, and all the participants were given certificates of participation.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles demise of noted litterateur Narendra Kohli
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the demise of noted litterateur Narendra Kohli.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "सुप्रसिद्ध साहित्यकार नरेंद्र कोहली जी के निधन से अत्यंत दुख पहुंचा है। साहित्य में पौराणिक और ऐतिहासिक चरित्रों के जीवंत चित्रण के लिए वे हमेशा याद किए जाएंगे। शोक की इस घड़ी में मेरी संवेदनाएं उनके परिजनों और प्रशंसकों के साथ हैं। ओम शांति!"
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Employment Generation in Food Processing Industry
As per evaluation studies carried out for relevant component schemes of Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana , substantial direct/indirect employment opportunities have been created in projects supported through its relevant component schemes. The evaluation study of Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure Scheme under PMKSY, conducted by M/s NABARD Consultancy Limited in the Year 2020, has estimated that each project has resulted in creation of about 600 direct/ indirect employment opportunities. It is estimated that about 9.69 Lakh direct/ indirect employment opportunities have been generated through projects completed under component schemes of PMKSY. As Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry  and Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises  are relatively new schemes, no such evaluation study has been conducted for these.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries  is implementing a centrally sponsored PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises  Scheme for providing financial, technical and business support for setting up / upgradation of 2 lakh micro food processing enterprises in the country through credit linked subsidy during five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs. 10,000 cr. The scheme aims to enhance the competitiveness of individual micro-enterprises in the unorganized segment of the food processing industry and promote formalization of the sector. Under the Capacity Building component of PMFME Scheme, MoFPI provide Grants for training of Trainers, District Resource Persons, Entrepreneurs and various other groups. Grants upto 50% for branding and marketing support to groups of Micro Food Processing Enterprises is available under related component of PMFME Scheme.
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
Ministry of Finance
DFS Secretary chairs meeting with 10 Central Ministries/ Departments to boost enrolments under PMJJBY & PMSBY during the 3-month long campaign
Dr. Vivek Joshi, Secretary, Department of Financial Services , Ministry of Finance, chaired a meeting today with representatives from ten  Central Ministries/ Departments viz. Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Mines, Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Women & Child Development, Department of Post & India Post Payments Bank  in-order to boost coverage under micro-insurance Schemes viz. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana  and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana  at Gram Panchayat level. The 3-month campaign will cover all the districts in the Country from 01.04.2023 to 30.06.2023.
Dr. Joshi exhorted the Ministries/Departments concerned for maximum coverage of Self-Help Groups  members, Anganwadi workers, health workers, sanitary workers, mine workers, all unorganised labour, street vendors, staff workers in urban local bodies, MNREGA workers, and PM Kisan beneficiaries etc., under the two micro-insurance schemes. Dr. Joshi also sought support of Ministries/ Departments for their active role in ensuring that saturation campaign reaches to maximum number of eligible beneficiaries.
ABOUT PMJJBY & PMSBY
The PMJJBY and PMSBY are aimed at providing life and accidental insurance cover to the citizens, especially the marginal sections of the society, as part of social security cover. PMJJBY provides insurance cover of Rs. 2 lakh in the event of death due to any reason whereas PMSBY provides accidental insurance cover of Rs. 2 lakh for death or permanent disability and Rs. 1 lakh in case of partial disability. The two schemes provide the much-needed financial support to the subscribers and/or their families in such eventualities.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to participate in G20 virtual summit tomorrow
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi shall participate in G20 virtual summit tomorrow to discuss on the issues related to Corona virus.
“The G20 has an important global role to play in addressing the COVID 19 pandemic. I look forward to productive discussions tomorrow at the G20 virtual summit, being coordinated by the Saudi G20 Presidency,” PM said in a tweet.